Occupational Health and Safety

What the Constitutional Court did not say about Cannabis 2018/10/01

On the 18th day of September 2018, South Africans were quick to respond with witty humour to the Constitutional Court judgement, effectively legalizing cannabis. The Constitutional Court unanimously confirmed the Cape High Court judgement from the 17th day of March 2017, declaring that citizens...

COID Notice to claim unpaid merit rebates for qualifying employers 2015/10/07

Employers who employ 1 or more part- or full-time employees must register with the Compensation Fund and pay annual assessment fees. Fees may increase or decrease according to an employer’s accident costs.Employers with low costs may qualify for assessment fee rebates. Section 85 (3) of the CO...

Compensation Fund (CF) to Assess its core Business 2015/10/06

The Compensation Fund, a public entity of the Department of Labour will be embarking on an intensive exercise to review its functional model to establish the most effective way of rendering its pensions fund, medical aid and insurance functions.Acting Commissioner Vuyo Mafata said the exercise is ex...

Mining Health and Safety Committee urged to 'spend the money' 2015/10/05

“Spend the money!” implored the chairperson of Parliament's minerals committee, after a briefing on the Department of Mineral Resources' (DMR) results for 2014/2015 on Wednesday.ANC MP Sahlulele Luzipho wasn't giving the go ahead for a massive mall crawl rounded off with a li...

How many Smoke breaks? 2014/09/11

Smoking in the workplace remains a topic of heated debates between smokers and non-smokers. This is not because employers allow employees to smoke in non-designated areas, but rather as a result of the amount of time employees are allowed to smoke during working time.Smoking in the workplace is regu...